TODAY'S QUESTIONS TOPIC 1: Give Lou Piniella a welcome ... or a warning. Jimmy Greenfield: You. Do. Not. Matter. Phillip Thompson: You'll have to make a big trade to reach the Series, so I hope your soul fetches a good price. Leo Ebersole: Welcome aboard, Lou. You like minimalist art? Check out the Cubs' trophy case. Brian Moore: Beat the Sox, or else. Evil Super Computer: I like your fire, Piniella. BUT YOU WILL NOT BE SPARED IN THE APOCALYPSE! TOPIC 2: Now that the manager hunt...

Hot Sox Soxman's here for SoxFest, and Malorie Williams is here for Facebook Fives. You could be invited at redeyechicago.com/5on5. BRIAN MOORE CHRIS SOSA THAT GUY MALORIE WILLIAMS SOXMAN What advice would you give fans going to SoxFest? Don't get too close to Bobby Jenks. His gravitational pull might tear you apart limb by limb. If you insist on playing the Ozzie f-word drinking game, please, let someone else drive. Ditch it for SexFest.

Just like the rest of the world, when RedEye staffers hear the news, we have our opinions -- serious or not-so-serious. Here is some of the reaction to the reports that Jermaine Dye and the Cubs are talking about joining forces. Brian Moore twitter.com/redeyesports Cubs fans, no need to cheer if this happens. Sox fans, don't cry over Dye. He's not a difference-maker anymore. He does, however, represent something the Cubs haven't had in a long, long time: A World Series title.

RedEye takes a swing at golfer John Daly's choice of clothing at a PGA pro-am Wednesday in Girona, Spain. Brian Moore John, Bozo the clown called. He wants his outfit back. Phillip Thompson Really, John Daly? White shoes? Way to ruin a great outfit. Bag Boy He makes me look like a GQ cover boy.